Alan Williams / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly nectaring on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris). Dee Estuary, near Hoylake, Wirral, England, UK. July.

Rod Williams / Male brown argus (Aricia agestis) on wild marjoram, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, August

Rod Williams / Mating pair of common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) on dried thistle head, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, August

Rod Williams / Male brown argus butterfly (Aricia agestis) feeding on common ragwort, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, July

Rod Williams / Male small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas), feeding on common ragwort, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, July

Ross Hoddinott / Mating pair of chalkhill blue butterflies (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August

Ross Hoddinott / Female chalkhill blue butterfly (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on dead yellow rattle, Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) basking in the evening light, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. June

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on heather, Westhay Moor, Somerset, UK. July

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on willowherb, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. July

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on grasses, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. August 2017

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) basking in the morning light, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. July